Mac - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Mac \mac\ is pronounced mak. It is of Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "son of". Scottish and Irish surname prefix used as a given name or nickname. Mack is an ancient Scottish given name. See also Mackenzie, Maxwell, and Mc-.

Mac has 4 variant forms: Mack, Mackey, Mackie and Macklin.

For more information, see also the related name Maximilian.

Baby names that sound like Mac are Mick, Maccoy, MacCoy, Magee, MacGee, McKay, Micah, Mycah, Mike, Miky, Miko, Micky, Micha, Makai and Miki.

Mac is an uncommon male first name and a popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Mac. Click here to compare Mac with related baby names.